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Delhi High Court reiterated the need to follow the constitutional and statutory frameworks in dealing with matters of disqualification and election disputes.
BCI should be informed of any ongoing FIR, criminal case, conviction or acquittal.
Regarding the 20 complainants, who paid Rs 5500 towards fee, the Court stated that the Bar Council of Uttarakhand will have to take steps to return the remaining amount after deducting Rs 1750 from Rs 5500.
Supreme Court declared that the judgment would have a prospective effect, thus the Bar Councils are not required to refund the enrolment fees collected more than the statutory amount so far.
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
“The Madras High Cour had remarked that the process of delivery of Justice is strongly based on the Constitution, and lawyers being the upholders of law cannot treat the profession as a business.”
“Branding culture in the legal profession is detrimental to society. Ranking or providing customer ratings to lawyers is unheard of and demeans the ethos of the profession. Professional dignity and integrity must never be compromised especially in the legal profession.”
The Court was perusing a writ petition filed by BMS College of Law wherein they had submitted that BCI’s website was not updated regarding the College’s current affiliation status.
Justice Ritu Bahri took oath of office as the 13th Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court on 04-02-2024.
“Bar Council of India is directed to examine the representation of the petitioner after taking note of the Supreme Court’s observations in the case of Bar Council of India v. Bonnie Foi Law College.”
The present case is a classic example of frivolous and vexatious litigation, where this Court encounters incoherent and confusing stories in the name of facts and absurd reliefs. Filing such cases as the present one is doubtlessly not only frivolous and vexatious, but annoying and such a litigant must be subject to some kind of sanction.
The process of bidding takes place in a situation where large number of people show their willingness to buy a particular product or a service and auction is a process that involves buying and selling goods and services by offering them for bids, taking bids and selling the item to the highest bidder.
The Supreme Court held that the rule framed by BCI requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law course from a college recognized/ approved by BCI cannot be said to be invalid.
On 5-6-2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) was signed between the Bar Council of India, Law Society of England and Wales and
BCI had earlier opposed the ongoing same sex hearing before Supreme Court saying that the matter should be left for Parliament to decide.
The Queer Alliance (QA), Savitri Phule Ambedkar Caravan (SPAC) and the Feminist Alliance (AOW) have collectively issued a statement in opposition to
The Delhi High Court holds that pursuing Master of Law Program would not be considered as a break in practice of an advocate as per Resolution No. 160/2009 passed by Bar Council of India. Further, the advocate is not required to suspend his enrolment to pursue the said program.
Supreme Court will be examining the validity of exorbitant enrolment fees charged by State Bar Councils
On the pretext of some misgivings in circulation regarding the recently published BCI notification allowing entry of foreign lawyers and law firms in India, BCI clarified the restricted scope for practice.
On the pretext of the words by V.R. Krishna Iyer, J. on the Indian legal profession being treated among the noble professions, and restricting commercial competition or procurement associated with the legal profession, Bar Council of India allows entry of foreign lawyers and foreign law firms in India.